Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre Operational update

9 August 2022, ISTANBUL - The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) has authorized today the movement of two vessels, pending inspections, through the maritime humanitarian corridor under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

The vessels MV PETREL S and MV BRAVE COMMANDER will be inspected tomorrow at Marmara Sea and if cleared, they will depart to Chornomorsk and Yuzhny (Pivdenniy) respectively.

Furthermore, the joint inspection teams will conduct tomorrow at Marmara Sea inspections onboard outbound ships MV MUSTAFA NACITI, MV SACURA and MV ARIZONA.

Today, the joint teams conducted inspections onboard outbound ships MV RIVA WIND, MV GLORY and MV STAR HELENA, and they are all cleared to sail.

As per procedures agreed at the JCC, all participants coordinate with their respective military and other relevant authorities to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

The JCC will monitor closely the passage of those vessels through the humanitarian maritime corridor.

Note to editors: The Joint Coordination Centre was established under the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Istanbul on 27 July 2022. It comprises senior representatives from Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and United Nations and its role is to enable the safe transportation, by merchant ships, of grain and other foodstuffs and fertilizers from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea to the rest of the world.

For info, contact: Ismini Palla (Ms), Media and Communications Officer, Joint Coordination Centre, +962770996330, palla@un.org